Wall-cgvebing



dTATlEr i @FFTTOE HANS J. M. RASMUSSEN, 015 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WALL-COVERING.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS J. M. RAsMUs- SEN, a subject of the King of Denmark, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain neW and useful Improvement in Wall-Coverings, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as Will enable others skilled. in the art to Which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to produce a cheap cloth or fabric Wall covering Which may be handled in just the same Way as ordinary Wall paper in hanging it.

Aside from burlaps and expensive oil cloths there are no Wall coverings made of fabrics. Burlap can be employed only under special conditions and to a limited extent and, like oil cloth which is capable of general use, it is too expensive for ordinary purposes. Cloth Which is cheap enough to permit its use instead of Wall paper cannot be applied to a Wall conveniently and it is practically impossible to cut the edges of such cloth along straight lines as is done With Wall paper. Where it is attempted to use a cloth of such close texture as to permit it to be handled conveniently, the cost becomes prohibitory.

I have conceived the idea of taking advantage of the cheapness of loosely Woven cloth, such as the cheaper grades of socalled cheese cloth and eliminating the objections to the use of this cloth by combining With it an inexpensive paper; the cloth furnishing the desirable properties of strength and the paper giving the firmness necessary to permit the cloth to be cut straight and hung straight and also providing a smooth surface Which may be decorated so as to give the product the appearance of Wall paper or Which may be coated With paint after being placed on the Wall.

One of the difficult problems to be solved Was the securing of the paper and the fabric together in such a Way as to obtain a perfect union at all points and make a resulting product Which Will not become brittle and liable to crack and Which, upon the application of paste such as employed to fasten paper on the Wall, becomes pliable so that it may be folded for the purpose of trimming the edges, Without danger that the paper Will become loose or that blisters Will form between the paper and the fabric.

I have obtained the most satisfactory re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 28, 191

Patented Aug. 1, 3916.

Serial No. 859,135.

sults by using an adhesive material consistmg of the following ingredients; twentyfour parts of flour paste boiled until it is quite thick; four parts of molasses; six parts of glue and casein; six parts of boiled linseed oil; tWo or three parts of an alkali such as a soap poWder as, for example, gold dust. The proportions may of course be varied, those specified being simply the proportions that I have found to be most satisfactory. All of the ingredients are mixed together and the mass stirred While in a Warm condition so as thoroughly to commingle the ingredients.

The cheese cloth is drawn through a vat or tank containing the adhesive, the surplus adhesive is scraped from one side and the paper is laid on the opposite side, pressure being applied to press the paper and the fabric tightly together. The product is then dried and if it is to be decorated, the decorations are printed directly on the paper.

The paper may be of any desired kind, being preferably thin and light but of a toughness Which Will permit it to be applied to the fabric Without tearing. After the product has once been made, the paper cannot tear because it is backed at all points by the fabric.

My improved material, made as above described, may be handled in exactly the same Way as ordinary Wall paper and, after it is on the Wall, it may be Washed for the purpose of cleaning it, Without injuring the paper surface. The material may be placed on a Wall in an Undecorated condition and be covered With paint, a single coat suflicing to give a nice even color. If the material had a Wall paper design printed on it and it is desired to paint the Wall, the design may be obliterated by Washing the Wall With Water and then a single coat of paint or, at most, tWo coats, Will suilice to give the desired finish.

The properties of the adhesive that I employ are such that my improved material does not become stifi and hard and therefore liable to crack When it is bent; it alloWs the material to become soft and flexible When the paste is applied thereto; and it makes the material Waterproof to such an extent that it may be soaked in Water for a considerable length of time Without loosening the paper from the fabric or injuring the material in any Way.

' I claim:

1. A Wall covering comprising a looselybacking to the paper consisting of a cement Which will absorb moisture from the usual paper hangers paste applied to the fabric backing.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi- J5 cation in the presence of two Witnesses.

HANS J. M. RASMUSSEN. Witnesses:

WM. F. FRENDEURICI-I, RUTH E. ZETTEWALL.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' i Washington D. C. 

